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THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021
Vol. 8 Edition 11
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Rae Smith, who turned one on May 15, and mom Laura Hindmarsh enjoy picnic playtime under sunny skies in Chatham.
Pam Wright/Special to The Chatham Voice
Former Navistar site bustling with activity
By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
The sound of heavy equipment working on the former Navistar property is music to the ears of municipal officials.
Darrin Canniff, mayor of Chatham-Kent, is happy to see the property in the hands of local businessmen Don Tetrault, Rob Myers and Mike Vagi. The same is true for Stuart McFadden, director of
economic development for the municipality, “I am sure glad that it was purchased by locals who have an interest in our community,” he said. “The track record these guys have gives me a
good feeling the right things are going to be done over there.” McFadden was impressed by how quickly work began on the property once the deal closed. “As soon as the ink was
dry, they got after it. That’s another reason I was glad they were the ones who got it,” he said of Myers, Tetrault and Vagi. Crews have been on site breaking up concrete to expose the soil below and
prepare the site for needed remediation and for future construction. The next stage, Canniff said is to make the land build-ready, and that could happen fairly soon.
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